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About
Provided by Richard Kovalevsky KC
Practice Areas
Richard Kovalevsky KC is a partner in Cohen & Gresser’s London office and is the head of Criminal Defense for the London office. He has over 30 years of experience representing high net worth individuals, directors, and corporations in a wide variety of white collar criminal disputes, regulatory and internal investigations, and civil litigation, with a particular focus on financial crime. Richard has successfully defended against, and has extensive experience advising on, claims of fraud, money laundering, corruption, market manipulation, market abuse, competition and cartel allegations, and insider trading. He has advised and engaged at all levels of the UK court system, as well as being actively involved internationally. Richard regularly handles matters pending before the UK Serious Fraud Office, the U.S. Department of Justice, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Kovalevsky KC of Cohen & Gresser has experience handling claims involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy and corruption. He often represents executives and high net worth individuals.
Richard Kovalevsky KCheads the criminal defence team at Cohen & Gresser. He provides clients with strength in corruption investigations and proceedings, including those brought before the Supreme Court. He also regularly acts on matters with multi-jurisdictional implications.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard works tirelessly for his clients and is a genuine pleasure to work with."
"He takes a very thorough approach."
"Richard is outstanding. He is always willing to go the extra mile and is super responsive."
"He takes a thorough approach."
"Richard works tirelessly for his clients and is a genuine pleasure to work with."
"He takes a very thorough approach."
"Richard is outstanding. He is always willing to go the extra mile and is super responsive."
"He takes a thorough approach."